Messi Missed Penalty gives Barca a narrow win over Atletico

The Argentine missed a late penalty however responded rapidly to thump in the bounce back and give the home side the win in the first-leg

Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a slim 1-0 point of interest over Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-last.

Barca finished a stunning 3-1 win in La Liga over Atletico 10 days back however, on their come back to Camp Nou, Diego Simeone's dominant Spanish champions turned in an execution reviewing memories of the association and power that saw them evade overcome in excess of six recreations against the Catalan club last season.

Luis Suarez spurned an eminent opportunity to break the stop nine prior minutes half-time as an apparatus in charge of various huge minutes over late seasons neglected to completely spring up.

In spite of tightening their regular grasp on ownership as the match advanced, Barcelona were disappointed by a staunch Atletico backline until Sergio Busquets tumbled under insignificant contact when a Messi free-kick was somewhat cleared.

Going to goalkeeper Jan Oblak radiantly got a firm hand to the Argentine's spot-kick, however he was powerless to keep Messi from mesh the bounce back.

Barcelona mentor Luis Enrique remain faithful to the 10 outfield players who beat Atletico so convincingly prior in the month however gave goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen his now standard review for glass activity.

In the inverse dug-out, Simeone made a comparable goalkeeping call, beginning with Oblak, and the Slovenian was at full extend to keep an early twisting exertion from Neymar.

Messi was Atletico's tormentor-in-boss the last time the sides met and the Barca talisman showed up in a threatening temperament afresh, joining with Dani Alves and Ivan Rakitic to flame over in the twelfth moment.

In any case constant waves of assaults did not take after on this event and, when Gerard Pique avoided a Fernando Torres exertion behind in the 32nd moment, an all the more even challenge had created.

The principal half's clearest open door still tumbled to Barcelona - Suarez lifting a shot inefficiently over from short proximity after Rakitic had discovered the forward with a glorious pass on the volley. Then again, Pique required a crucial capture attempt to obstruct Torres and Antoine Griezmann on a 39th-moment counter-assault.

Mario Mandzukic supplanted Torres at the interim and Barcelona continued on the front foot - Jordi Alba darting in behind the Atletico safeguard to flame a hazardous left-wing cross into the goalmouth.

Juanfran made an essential ethereal test to deny Neymar yet, as the hour approached, Barcelona again ended up limited to a disappointing spell of intermittent half-risks.

Andres Iniesta whipped a 25-yard shot goalwards with 16 minutes staying, giving Oblak a routine and progressively uncommon spare, while Suarez took a tumble under the considerations of Uruguay universal partner Diego Godin - the match authorities uninterested in his cases for a foul before a booking for contradiction arrived.

In the long run, Barca's weight in the inexorably irritable shutting minutes told and Messi beat Oblak at the second time of asking after his beginning punishment had been spared, in spite of the fact that Atletico will hold any desires for catching up their end of holders and opponents Real Madrid in the past round with an alternate popular scalp.